Chapter 22: Ice and Fire Dragon Eyes

Seeing Jiang Jie clutching his eyes in agony, Dugu Bo became anxious.

He quickly approached him to check his condition.

“Disciple, open your eyes and let your teacher have a look!” Dugu Bo urged with a sense of urgency.

Jiang Jie, despite the discomfort, lowered his hands and tried to open his eyes. The strain made his eyes red, and tears flowed uncontrollably.

Dugu Bo stared, his expression one of disbelief.

Before absorbing the spirit ring, Jiang Jie’s eyes were a normal dark brown. After the absorption, his pupils had transformed.

One was red, the other blue, both vertical slits, now presented before Dugu Bo. Moreover, he could sense an almost imperceptible dragon aura when making eye contact with Jiang Jie.

A spirit ring from an Ice-Fire Two-Headed Jiao could change a spirit master’s pupils?

Ridiculous!

If you said it was the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot changing the color, that might be possible, but a nine-hundred-year-old spirit ring having such power was absurd.

There was only one explanation left.

An external spirit bone!

Another external spirit bone!

Dugu Bo was flabbergasted. In his seventy or eighty years, not only had he rarely seen ordinary spirit bones, but external spirit bones were unprecedented. Yet, within this month alone, he had encountered two types.

One was his granddaughter’s Eight Spider Lances, and the other was his disciple’s Ice and Fire Twin Pupils.

Was he getting too old, or had the world of spirit masters changed beyond his understanding?

The discomfort in Jiang Jie’s eyes quickly faded, and his vision cleared, allowing him to see Dugu Bo’s skeptical expression.

“Teacher, what happened to my eyes?” Jiang Jie asked, frowning in confusion.

Dugu Bo watched as Jiang Jie’s vertical pupils reverted to their original dark brown, with only a hint of red and blue at the core, confirming his suspicion of an external spirit bone.

After all, these peculiarities only manifest when activated and are otherwise undetectable.

“You are incredibly fortunate…” Dugu Bo sighed enviously, his strange gaze leaving Jiang Jie bewildered.

“It’s good news. You obtained an external spirit bone from the Ice-Fire Two-Headed Jiao, and it’s a very hidden eye spirit bone at that!”

“External spirit bone?!” Jiang Jie exclaimed, his eyes widening, the pupils involuntarily shifting to red and blue vertical slits again.

“In my lifetime, I’ve rarely seen spirit bones, and here you are, barely awakened as a spirit master, acquiring two external spirit bones.” Dugu Bo, feeling a sense of existential doubt, sat on the ground, staring blankly.

He didn’t want to see this disciple anymore.

It was too demoralizing. He was a titled Douluo, having slain hundreds if not a thousand spirit beasts, with spirit bones so rare he could count them on one hand, possessing only a skull and a left leg bone himself.

Yet this disciple of his, from two slain spirit beasts—a Man-Faced Demon Spider and an Ice-Fire Two-Headed Jiao—had obtained two external spirit bones.

This…?

Forget it, what’s the point?

Even Jiang Jie felt a bit disoriented. In the entire Douluo Continent, only three external spirit bones had ever appeared: Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances, Bibi Dong’s Six-Winged Purple Light Wings, and Hu Liena’s Fox Tail.

Yet he kept encountering them.

Was this some kind of joke?

Master and disciple stared at each other, speechless. 

After a long silence, Dugu Bo asked, “What are the effects of this external spirit bone?”

“It passively sees through illusions, enhances my mental power, and can actively release ice and fire mental attacks,” Jiang Jie explained honestly.

“Excellent…” Dugu Bo sighed in admiration.

Yes, excellent.

Jiang Jie’s Ice-Fire Dragon Pupils were truly remarkable, even more precious than Dugu Yan’s Eight Spider Lances.

These eyes could be used by any spirit master, while the Eight Spider Lances were most effective for poison attribute spirit masters. Moreover, the mental power enhancement was more practical than the Eight Spider Lances.

After all, there were very few items in the Douluo Continent that could enhance mental power.

Jiang Jie felt a bit triumphant, his regret over not being able to absorb a thousand-year spirit ring for his first ring dissipating entirely.

Jiang Jie’s first spirit skill was also interesting.

The attributes of the Ice-Fire Two-Headed Jiao perfectly matched Jiang Jie’s mutated Flame Wave Blood Blade, resulting in the spirit skill Ice-Fire Dual Slash.

It condensed extreme ice and fire power on the blade, releasing a cross slash capable of both ranged and close combat. If both slashes hit the same target, the opposing attributes would explode, causing massive destruction.

Dugu Bo tested this spirit skill’s power, stating that if released as a ranged attack, it matched a full-power strike from a Great Spirit Master, and in close combat, it could reach the level of a Spirit Elder.

Most importantly.

This spirit skill had no cooldown. As long as Jiang Jie’s spirit power and stamina could endure, he could release it indefinitely.

Dugu Bo remarked: He had never seen such a powerful hundred-year spirit skill.

Jiang Jie was pleased with this spirit skill, as the biggest drawback of weapon spirits was their limited attack range. With this skill, Jiang Jie’s attack range increased to twenty meters.

Beyond twenty meters, the ice-fire blade light would dissipate in the air, and this distance would increase with Jiang Jie’s spirit power level.

Furthermore, strong mental power could also extend the blade light’s range, as it could control the spirit skill’s cohesion.

In short: it was a great success.

The master and disciple returned to Heaven Dou City in high spirits.

This deviated from Jiang Jie’s original plan. He had intended to leave Heaven Dou City for Soto City or Notting City to develop quietly. Although Shrek Academy was poor, it was a place with plot advantages, ensuring he wouldn’t die unexpectedly.

But plans couldn’t keep up with changes. Meeting Dugu Bo, he was not only taken as a disciple but also brought back to Heaven Dou City.

Life was unpredictable…

However, Jiang Jie didn’t mind much. After the dual transformation by the Immortal Herb and Ice-Fire Grass, his appearance had drastically changed.

Aside from a slight resemblance in his eyebrows and eyes, his features and facial contours were entirely different. Even with a new name and spirit, his grandfather Yu Luomian wouldn’t recognize him.

Dugu Bo brought Jiang Jie back to his residence.

(End of Chapter)